Stenographer&#39;s notebook cover and holder



Nov. 28, 1939. J. A. BECKER 2,181,5

STENOGRAPHERS NOTEBOOK COVER AND HOLDER Filed'Deq.'27, 19:57

Patented Nov. 28, 1939 I i I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE y STENOGRAPHERSNOTEBOOK COVER AND HOLDER John H. Becker, St. Louis, Mo., assignor to E.K. Davis, St. Louis, Mo.

Application December 27, 1937, Serial No. 181,795

' 1 Claim. (01. 281 33) My invention has relation to improvements innear the margin thereof for supporting the notenotebook holders and itconsists in the novel book N by engagement with the open ends offeatures of construction more fully set'forth in the spiral hinge h, asshown in Figs. 1 and 4. the specification and pointed out in the claim.The spiral hinge h is compressible longitudinally 5 The invention isprimarily adapted to serve as so that it may easily be compressed withinthe 5 'a cover and holder for stenographers notebooks compass of thespace between the hooks 3, 3, so that the notebook may be enclosedwithin the properly positioned between the hooks, and alcovers when notin use, and supported by the lowed to expand on the hooks. covers in anupright position to facilitate tran- In order to support the covers I, Iin erected scribing of the notes on the typewriter. position, as shownin Fig. 5, a ribbon or flexible 10 My improved cover and holder has forits band 4 is secured to the covers parallel to the principal objectremovable support of the noteside edges thereof and in close proximityto one book and the erection of the cover of the holder of said edges,said ribbon being of a length so into a rigid supporting stand. thatwhen the covers are in open position 180 It is the further object of theinvention to proapart, the ribbon'will be stretched from one cover 15vide a notebook holder that is simple in constructo the other across theback 2. I tion durable, and that may, at the same time, Preferably theends 5, 5' of the ribbon are be manufactured at low cost. insertedthrough slots 6, 6 in the covers I, I

These advantages, together with others inherand secured by suitableadhesive to the inner cut in the invention, will be better apparent fromsurfaces of said covers. Facing sheets I, I, which 20 a detaileddescription of the same in connection are glued over the inner surfacesof the covers with the accompanying drawing, in which: I, I', cover theends 5, 5' of the ribbon 4. In Figure 1 is a plan view of the frontcover of I Fig; 6, the facing sheets I, I are shown broken the holdercontaining the notebook, part of the away from the covers I, I to exposethe ends cover being broken away to show the notebook 5, 5' ofthe'ribbon 4, 25 thereunder; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the back The coverI is provided with a notch 8 in its cover of the holder; Fig.v 3 is aside elevation of edge 9, said notch being in alignment with the theholder containing the notebook; Fig. 4 is a ribbon 4 and being adaptedto have the ribbon plan view of the holder in open position lookinginserted into it. as shown in Figs. 4 and-5, in

at the face of the notebook supported therein, order to hold the coversin erected position to 30 one corner of which is broken away; Fig. 5 isa serve as a holder for the notebook N. Obviously, side elevation of theholder in erected position the length of the ribbon 4 issuchthat thatpart showing the notebook supported thereon. of the ribbon between thecovers, when the rib- Figure 6 is a plan view of the holder opened bonis inserted in the notch 8, will maintain the out flat with the notebookremoved and parts spacing of the covers I, I at an angle that will 35 ofthe facing sheets on the inner surfaces of the be most convenient forthe stenographer in readcovers broken away; and Fig. '7 is an enlargeding his notes. cross-sectional detail-taken on the line 1-4 of Havingdescribed my invention, I claim: Fig. 6. a i A notebook holdercomprising a pair of hinged 40 Referring to the drawing, N represents astecovers, securing means adjacent to the hinge 40 nographers notebookof well-known construcline of the covers for engagement with a note tionhaving the leavesI, I, etc., held together book, a ribbon having itsends fixedly secured by a sp ral hinge h which, as will hereafter be tothe covers and arranged taut on the outside seen. is utilized to holdthe notebook between thereof when the covers are folded together, and

' the covers I, I. The covers I, I are held toa notch in one cover toreceive said ribbon for 45 gether by a flex'ble back 2 in any mannerknown taking up the slack in the ribbon to maintain to the bockbindersart. A pair of hooks 3, 3 are the covers in erected position. riveted tothe back 2 in opposing relation and V v JOHN H. BECKER.

